Docking of motorboats at Boracay beach front, no longer a problem for the Coastguard

The Boracay Coast Guard is not having any problems anymore with motorboats docking at the front beaches of Boracay.

This is because the operators or captains of the motorboats have been educated and now are adhering to the ordinance of the Municipality.

They are abiding by the rules on where and how they should dock their crafts.

According to Boracay Coastguard PO 2^nd Condito Alvarez, on their recent observation and monitoring of the beach line, they haven’t seen any motorboats that were on the swimming areas.

All of the boats are moored at the designated spot provided to them by the local government, which are in Stations 1 and 3 and are also the loading and unloading area.

This positive outcome is a result of a number of dialogues between the coastguard and the captains and boatmen of the Island Hopping Association and even the sailboats.

ASSURANCE MADE bY AKELCO - NO ELECTRICITY SUPPLY SHORTAGE

There is sufficient electricity supply for the whole Panay.

This was the statement of Engr. Joel Martinez the AGM for Engineering of Aklan Electric Cooperative (Akelco). 

Martinez gave the statement at the hearing called upon by the Committee of Public Utilities of the Town Council of Malay.

It was learned that Akelco has several sources of electricity.

Currently, there is a surplus in the supply of electricity for Panay which has a total demand of 263 Megawatts (MW). This is contrary to what Negros and Cebu are experiencing wherein the two areas already have possible problem on supply due to demand.

According to Rodson Mayor Jr., the Operations Mgr. of Akelco, there is a supply of 30 MW set for Boracay even though it only consumes 21 MW based on Akelco’s data.

In addition, it is possible that the electric supply for Boracay Island might become insufficient but this might only happen by 2016.

The meeting was called for by the Town Council since it is worried, together with some stake holders that the current insufficient electricity supply in Mindanao might also happen in Boracay and might affect the Tourism Industry in Boracay Island.

Crisis Intervention Unit in Boracay, ready for use

The Crisis Intervention Unit or CIU in Boracay will be open 24/7.

This followed after Malay Municipal Social Development Welfare Officer Magdalena Prado formally presented the official opening of the CIU at the Boracay Action Center.

It can now be used a s a shelter of those who are in need of assistance and has no place to stay in while the MSWD is working on how they can be returned to their families, or have a certain individual, entrusted to them,  turned over to the appropriate authority.

According to Prado the CIU have guards on shifts to ensure that the shelter is not left unattended.

The Officer added they also have a fund set aside for food for the unit’s residents.

Meanwhile, this is also an answer to the problem of the Police Force, as they now have a certain place to turn over the children caught for violating regulations.

Previously, aside from minors who were apprehended due to violations of the curfew, there are also some children in Boracay who were involved in crimes.

Some are victims of violence while others are separated from their parents and were left to the care of the Social Worker.

SB Members of Malay will resume session after elections

Re-electionist members of the Municipal Council of Malay will have enough time for campaign.

This is because the council will resume their session after the elections, where they will attend to the remaining days of service for the 2010-2013-term which will end in June.

This followed after the SB Secretariat requested for a break as they are busy preparing for the coming Malay Municipal Fiesta, which will commence on April 30 and will highlight on May 1^st.

For the supposedly remaining 3 regular sessions before the election, 2 of which will be set by the SB Secretariat for the preparation of the Fiesta.

The other remaining session is just a week before the 2013 mid-term polls.

That is why the SB straightforwardly stated that they cannot give actions to the resolutions that are on their agenda, and that they will work on it when they return after the May 13, 2013 elections.

GARBAGE CONTAINERS aT tHE BEACH FRONT, tO BE INCREASED

The number of garbage containers at the beach front of Boracay will be increased.

This was confirmed by Boracay Island Administrator, Glenn Sacapano in an interview by Yes FM 911 on Thursday, April 11.

Aside from being permanent, the twenty five (25) garbage containers put in place at the front beach during the Holy Week will soon be increased.

According to Sacapano, an activity will be launched in May related to a clean up in the whole island.

He added that the current 25 garbage containers is part the total of ninety (90) garbage containers.

Only 25 of the total are currently being used allegedly because the Island Administration Office is experiencing difficulty in monitoring the garbage containers because of unruly kids who get garbage form the containers.

The Administrator also said that establishments at the beach front should help in guarding the containers to prevent the containers from being destroyed and their content strewn all over.

Sacapano further added that the Local Government of Malay will slowly make the importance of the garbage containers be known.